A selection method for a preferential election

This paper deals with a recently proposed method for a ranked voting system. It is based on a data envelopment analysis model. It is shown that the number of problems to be solved and the number of constraints in the model can be decreased. In addition, the winner can be selected with a fewer effort...

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Published inApplied mathematics and computation Vol. 163; no. 1; pp. 107 - 116
Main Authors Foroughi, A.A., Jones, D.F., Tamiz, M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 05.04.2005
Elsevier
Subjects
Data envelopment analysis
Efficiency
Exact sciences and technology
Mathematical analysis
Mathematics
Numerical analysis
Numerical analysis. Scientific computation
Sciences and techniques of general use
Voting
Voting
Efficiency
Data envelopment analysis
Selection problem
Data analysis
Numerical analysis
Applied mathematics
Problem solving
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Summary:This paper deals with a recently proposed method for a ranked voting system. It is based on a data envelopment analysis model. It is shown that the number of problems to be solved and the number of constraints in the model can be decreased. In addition, the winner can be selected with a fewer efforts and in some cases without solving any problems. The obtained results also illustrate the importance of selecting a proper norm in the model.
ISSN:0096-3003
1873-5649
DOI:10.1016/j.amc.2003.10.055